Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-27
THE STORM BURSTS.
THE GREAT SENATORIAL FIGHT IN
WEST VIRGINIA.
The Speaking and the Balloting Ysstsr.
dsy-Bitter Feeling Of Anti-camden
Democrats.
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CHARLESTON, WEST Va, January 26.
The quietness Of yesterdays senatorial
proceedings was but the quietness that
precedes the storm which burst forth
to-day. As have said in previous tele-
grams regarding the senatorial situa-
ton, there is very serious split in the
Democratic party, fourteen members
refusing TO enter the caucus, and as
serting that they would never support
its nominee. Yesterdays ballot, how
ever, showed that two of them had re-
considered, and to-day's balloting found
them unchanged from yesterday. The
Republican who voted for Camden yes
terday, however, changed front to-day,
nor did Camden make gains elsewhere,
as il had been asserted by his friends
that he would. On the assembling
Of the joint body President Price, of
the Senate, assumed the chair, and
when, after the usual preliminaries, he
announced nominations in order Repre-
sentative Lucas, Of Jefferson county,
one Of the brainest men and the most
| finished orator OF either house, took the
| floor and nominated Governor Wilson.
| In doing SO Mr.. Lucas said he wished
TO explain why he nVninated Wilson in
| opposition to what seemed to be the
party voice and also why he was com
| PEELED to decline to vote for Camden,
| the caucus nominee.
JACKSON AS AN EXAMPLE.
In extenuati0n of his course in de-
clining to enter the caucus he cited
Andrew jackson as an example, when
| Jackson bolted Crawford's nomination
for the presidency, claiming that his
election was proof of the
| Justice of his act. He claimed, also,
that though he differed from Randall
in his tariff views, yet the Democratic
party could not demand that Randall
change his views in accordance with
| the majority. He denounced the pres
| ent fashion, of electing senator's because
of their wealth, and for no other quail
| fication, as liz evinced in the election of
| StOckbridge of Michigan, Mackey of
| Colorado, Farwell of Illinois, and
others, declaring that the tendency was
to make of the Senate an aristocratic
body to stand between the people and
the President. His speech was one of
| great beauty and howery rhetoric, but
he failed to touch on what he announced
to be the objects of his speech
Why he supported Wilson and
why he opposed Camden, making no
| reference to Wilson Whatever and re-
ferTing to Camden as q millionaire and
a monopOlist without showing wherein
these disqualified him for the senator
ship.
| CAMDEN.
| At the close of Mr.. Lucas's speech
Representative Kidd, OF Gilmer county,
| nominated Senator Camden. In the
course of his remarks, in which he re-
viewed his candidates record since he
had been in public life, he showed that
Camden began life poor; that by honest
| investments he made money; that he
reinvested what he made iii West Nir-
cinia property, not only increasing his
own wealth but helping to develop the
State and to furnish employment for
her laboring classes He also quoted
the Camden amendment to the inter
State commerce bill rs indicative of his
desire TO befriend the whole country
against grinding corporations
Representative Toler then put IN
nomination s. C. Burdette, the present
Grecnback- Republican prosecuting at
torney of Kanawha. The nominations
were then closed, and the first ballot
was taken, which stood very near what
it was Yesterday. Camden received 80,
the Independent Republican, Cook,
who voted for him yesterday, casting
his vote for Judge Johnson, Of the Su-
preme Court; Wiley, 80; Johnson, g.;
Burdette, 5; Davis, 2; Wilson, |; the
other votes being given to Judge Hay
mond, 9; Judge Brannon, l; Judge
Newman, /; Judge Holt, / and Hon.
w. A. Quarter, /. The last five
are all Democrats. When the result
was announced n motion to dissolve
was made and lost, and then motion
to take a second ballot was carried, the
friends of each candidate being about
equally divided. The second ballot
stood as the first, except that the Bur
dette men all voted for Wiley, giving
him 10 votes and Mr.. Kinsey Demo
craft, who on the first ballot voted for
Judge Holt, now voted for Hon. L. W.
Knight, of this city.
The debate to-day showed deep
feeling of bitterness to exist on the
part of the Camden Democrats,
and it is not likely that he will
get enough votes from them to
elect him. He will, however,
gain few Republican votes, and will,
in all probability, be elected by the
end of the week, though it is possible
that the deadlock may continue even
longer. But few, however, doubt his
ultimate election. The Republicans
last night mad secret caucus, but the
result was seen to-day by their sohd
support of Hon. w. T. Wiley. This is
regarded rs only blind, their choice
being General Golf Tonight will be
devoted to mending broken fences, and
tomorrow will show the result
KILLED WITH q SHOVEL.
The CoId.Rlooded Murder Of Young